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Task 1: Assessment of Data and Survey Results for Joint Base Lewis Mcchord VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM Electric Vehicle Preparedness Task 1: Assessment of Data and Survey Results for Joint Base Lewis McChord June 2013 Prepared for: Joint Base Lewis McChord Prepared by: Idaho National Laboratory and ECOtality North America DISCLAIMER This information was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the U.S. Government. Neither the U.S. Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. References herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trade mark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the U.S. Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. Government or any agency thereof. INL/EXT-13-29359 Electric Vehicle Preparedness Task 1: Assessment of Data and Survey Results for Joint Base Lewis McChord Nakul Sathayea Steven Scheya Jim Francfortb June 2013 Idaho National Laboratory Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415 http://www.inl.gov a ECOtality North America b Idaho National Laboratory CONTENTS ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................ v 1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 1 2. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DATA SUMMARY ................................................ 2 2.1 Data Summary for All Vehicles ............................................................................................... 2 2.2 Data Summary for Cars, Light Trucks, and Medium Trucks ................................................... 3 2.3 Data Summary for Cars ............................................................................................................ 9 2.4 Data Summary for Light Trucks ............................................................................................ 13 2.5 Data Summary for Medium Trucks ....................................................................................... 17 3. SURVEY RESULTS FOR ALL VEHICLES .................................................................................. 20 Appendix A, Detailed Open-Ended Responses .......................................................................................... 26 FIGURES 1. Fuel-type distribution for all vehicles. .......................................................................................... 2 2. Vehicle-type distribution for all vehicles. .................................................................................... 2 3. Gross vehicle weight rating distribution for cars, light trucks, and medium trucks. .................... 3 4. Model year distribution for cars, light trucks, and medium trucks............................................... 4 5. Cumulative mileage distribution for cars, light trucks, and medium trucks. ................................ 4 6. Monthly mileage distribution for cars, light trucks, and medium trucks. ..................................... 5 7. Survey results: How much longer do you expect to keep the vehicle in your fleet? .................... 5 8. Survey results: On a typical work day, how many miles is the vehicle driven? ........................... 6 9. Survey results: Is this vehicle used off-base? ............................................................................... 6 10. Survey results: If this vehicle is used off base, how many miles does it typically travel on a single trip? ............................................................................................................................. 7 11. Is the vehicle used during specific hours or at any time during the day? ..................................... 7 12. Gross vehicle weight rating distribution for cars........................................................................ 10 ii 13. Model year distribution for cars. ................................................................................................ 10 14. Cumulative mileage distribution for cars. .................................................................................. 11 15. Monthly mileage distribution for cars. ....................................................................................... 11 16. Fuel type distribution for cars........................................................................................... .......... 12 17. Survey results: Is this vehicle used off-base? ............................................................................. 12 18. Survey results: If this vehicle is used off base, how many miles does it typically travel on a single trip? ........................................................................................................................... 13 19. Gross vehicle weight rating distribution for light trucks. ........................................................... 14 20. Model year distribution for light trucks. ..................................................................................... 14 21. Cumulative mileage distribution for light trucks........................................................................ 15 22. Monthly mileage distribution for light trucks. ............................................................................ 15 23. Fuel type distribution for light trucks. ........................................................................................ 16 24. Survey results: Is this vehicle used off-base? ............................................................................. 16 25. Survey results: If this vehicle is used off-base, how many miles does it typically travel on a single trip? ........................................................................................................................... 17 26. Gross vehicle weight rating distribution for medium trucks. ..................................................... 18 27. Model year distribution for medium trucks. ............................................................................... 18 28. Cumulative mileage distribution for medium trucks. ................................................................. 19 29. Monthly mileage distribution for medium trucks....................................................................... 19 30. Fuel-type distribution for medium trucks. .................................................................................. 20 31. Survey results: vehicle general use....................................................................................... ...... 20 32. Survey results: vehicle location (where is the vehicle parked at night?).................................... 21 33. Survey results: How much longer do you expect to keep the vehicle in your fleet? .................. 21 34. Survey results: On a typical weekday, how many miles is the vehicle driven? ......................... 22 35. Survey results: When in use, how many people are typically onboard? .................................... 22 36. Survey results: How many people have access to the vehicle? .................................................. 23 37. Survey results: Is this vehicle used off-base? ............................................................................. 23 iii 38. Survey results: If this vehicle is used off-base, how many miles does it typically travel on a single trip? ........................................................................................................................... 24 39. Is the vehicle used during specific hours or at any time during the day? ................................... 24 40. If it is an alternate fuel vehicle (e.g., E85), is the alternate fuel used? ....................................... 25 TABLES 1. Survey results: Where is the vehicle typically parked? ................................................................ 8 2. Plug-in electric vehicle cars available for 2013........................................................................... 9 3. Plug-in electric vehicle light trucks available for 2013. ............................................................. 13 4. Plug-in electric vehicle medium trucks available for 2013. ....................................................... 17 A-1. Survey results: Vehicle general use additional information. ...................................................... 26 A-2. Survey results: On a typical weekday, how many miles is the vehicle driven per day? If you track miles separately, please identify total miles and measurement period: ...................... 27 A-3. Survey results: When in use, how many people are typically on board? Any additional information. ................................................................................................................................ 27 A-4. Survey results: How many people have access to drive the vehicle? Any additional information:. ............................................................................................................................... 28 A-5. Survey results: Is this vehicle used off-base? Exactly how many times per period selected (e.g., per week, month, or year)? .................................................................................
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